Earl R. Smith II's Blog, page 2
September 7, 2022
Zen and the Concept of Time and the Present
Earl R. Smith II, PhDChief@Dr-Smith.infoDr-Smith.info A foundational aspect of much of Western philosophical and Western spiritual thinking is centered around a particular understanding of time. Time is seen as a…
September 6, 2022
Finding the Right Mentor
Earl Smith, PhDChief@Dr-Smith.infoDr-Smith.info There is a saying in Zen Buddhism, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” I have found that to be true in my mentoring practice.…
September 5, 2022
The Tragedy of Contradicting Reality
Earl Smith, PhDChief@Dr-Smith.infoDr-Smith.info The Zen proverb is thousands of years old. It contains a fundamental truth. Those who choose to ignore it damage their lives and the lives of those…
September 4, 2022
Zen Mentoring Can Change Your Life
Dr. Earl R. Smith II, PhDChief@Dr-Smith.infoDr-Smith.info Hesitate and lose the chance to live your dream. Act and begin living them today. It’s hesitancy that destroys a life’s potential. The possibility…
September 3, 2022
The Benefits of Quiet Time
Earl R Smith II, PhDChief@Dr-Smith.infoDr-Smith.info There is danger in living on a non-stop endorphin high. In the first place, the human body is simply not engineered for such an existence.…
August 31, 2022
The Passion Quest – Finding Your Center
Earl R Smith II, PhDChief@Dr-Smith.infoDr-Smith.info Finding your path starts with finding your center. The hard truth is that most other people are of little help on that inward journey of…
August 29, 2022
Knowing What Matters
Dr. Earl R. Smith IIChief@Dr-Smith.infoDr-Smith.info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was during one of the first mentoring sessions with a new client that the following exchange occurred: Me: Life is much like that…
August 28, 2022
If you are falling, dive
Earl R. Smith II, PhDChief@Dr-Smith.infoDr-Smith.info It was a favorite saying of the Great American mythologists Joseph Campbell. Like most profound things, an initial interpretation is almost guaranteed to miss the…
August 26, 2022
Mentor or Coach? What’s the difference and why it might be important to you?
Dr. Earl R. Smith IIChief@Dr-Smith.infoDr-Smith.info You have to make changes … Many people stand before the door of opportunity and never knock – let alone open it and go through.…
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Dr. Earl R. Smith II, PhDChief#Dr-Smith.infoDr-Smith.info Mentoring is about helping a person to reclaim their life and find the true path – the one that they were made to travel.…
